Shopping Reform and Modernization Act of 2011

Important changes to Michigan’s item pricing requirements

On September 1, 2011, the Shopping Reform and Modernization Act took effect.

This historic legislation — advocated by Michigan Retailers Association and a broad coalition we led — reforms and modernizes Michigan’s outdated item pricing law and marks the end of costly red tape that has strangled Michigan retail businesses for more than three decades.

To learn about the new law and the greater flexibility it provides stores in communicating prices to shoppers, you can download the following documents:

1. Download a summary of the new law, prepared for Michigan Retailers Association by attorney William J. Perrone of the Dykema law firm, and what it means to retailers and their store operations.
2. Download a copy of the new law.
3. Download a report by Attorney General Bill Schuette on the consumer protections within the new law.